We would like to stay
young forever, but there is the inevitability of old age. We are scared to
look old. We try to look young, but in spite of all technological advances -
skin tightening, and dyeing the hair - and beauty parlors,
old age creeps in. Even our attitude is flexible till our youth, and rigidity
creeps in as we age. We are no longer in the main stream of social activity.
We tend to live secluded life within our homes. We must live life proactively
with enthusiasm, and be self-reliant: socially, financially, and emotionally.

Oh! the inevitability
of old age!

Are you old in age?

Or, you have 'an old
person's attitude'!

The universal symptom of old age

* As rigidity
increases in a body, it indicates arrival of old age.

A sapling is flexible.

An old plant is not;
it is rigid.

An old animal or a
bird have a less flexible body.

An old person does not
have a flexible body.

Old age attitude - the exclusive symptom for
humanity

* Rigid views in old
age

For humanity,
'rigidity in views' is more relevant!

An old person is
normally rigid in his attitude.

He has fixed habits.

He refuses to change.

Over the years, his
daily chores have been sculpted, and tailor-made to suit his likes and
dislikes.

He finds himself
uncomfortable, when he faces a change.

* Rigid views in young
age

A young person, with
rigid views, is no longer young in mind.

A rigid attitude
implies a stagnant mind.

All militants have
rigid and stagnant attitude.

They can never
appreciate or tolerate a different way of life or ritual, not in conformity
with their anachronistic views.

Yet, they are not
incorrigible.

But who will come
forward to discuss with them, or to educate them?

Old minds in young
bodies are dangerous to humanity.

Busy doing unproductive activities

* An old person may
not know,'how to spend his time'.

He keeps himself busy:

(a) A morning walk
with friends, to neutralise loneliness throughout the day,